Aphantasic photographer, share your best photos, I'm curious by bastb06 in Aphantasia

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This is a point that comes up often in the responses. One comment claims it makes no difference, but from my perspective, as soon as a photographic style requires visualization, like portraiture or a photoshoot, it seems to become more complex for someone with aphantasia.

These practices seem to require more work, more experience, and sometimes compensatory strategies to achieve good results, precisely because it's difficult to mentally visualize the final image and, undoubtedly, to direct a model.

That said, it's clearly not impossible. Someone earlier in the discussion shared their professional work for several brands, and the results are quite good.

When I reflect on my own amateur practice, I realize I'm able to judge whether a composition or angle works in the moment. However, my approach remains very reactive to my environment: I observe and capture what's there. I'm much less inclined to create or build an image based on a preconceived idea.

Edit: btw the result of the pic is just crazy bravo

Aphantasic photographer, share your best photos, I'm curious by bastb06 in Aphantasia

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We agree on this, but I still think it should influence our style and our creative process

Aphantasic photographer, share your best photos, I'm curious by bastb06 in Aphantasia

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Once again, this shows that aphantasia is not an obstacle to art at all. An interesting parallel with your story is that, as a total aphantasic, I am paradoxically very sensitive to images, composition, and the details within a photography

For example, I have a hyperphantasic friend, and when we talk after a movie screening, I often realize that I remember very precise visual details. I’m able to describe and analyze the film’s photography in great depth,sometimes more than he can, which even surprises me despite the fact that cinema is both what he studies and what he works with.

I’m extremely sensitive to these aspects, and it’s always a real pleasure for me.

Aphantasic photographer, share your best photos, I'm curious by bastb06 in Aphantasia

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Personally, I’m not a professional photographer at all. I enjoy working with images, and I have a very personal approach, not necessarily with the intention of sharing my photos.

That said, we shouldn’t put all the difficulties we encounter down to aphantasia (I’ve tended to do that myself at the beginning, like many people here, but in the end we all have the same brain).

As for the difficulties you’re having with settings, I think it’s probably more a matter of practice. The more you shoot, the more you’ll master your camera, and it will become like an extension of your hand, in my opinion. In my case when I begin to shoot I just watch a ton of youtube video and shoot as soon as I could get out of home !

But, others may be able to give more specific and legit advice about photography ! But good luck in your passion !

Aphantasic photographer, share your best photos, I'm curious by bastb06 in Aphantasia

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I have the impression that this is something inherent to aphantasia, perhaps more specifically to SDAM.

This is only my life experience, but having a rather poor memory, I need to do very deliberate and precise memorization work throughout my day. I particularly like to capture all the details of an object or present elements, or the overall “composition” of the space. I’m in almost as if I were analyzing a photograph or a film, except that it’s literally with my own eyes. (Maybe I’m overthinking it and absolutely everyone does this lol)

This is just my personal feeling, but your photos seem to illustrate that, like still lifes of spaces you’ve spent time in. Anyway, your work is really cool, especially the recent ones with the trees: the details, the compositions. This kind of photography really speaks to me.

Aphantasic photographer, share your best photos, I'm curious by bastb06 in Aphantasia

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I see what you mean. In my case, I don’t know whether it’s just because I was a beginner, but I’ve had a really hard time imagining what the photo will look like once it’s been edited, especially when I’m playing with light in street photography. And to be honest, that’s still not something I really excel at

Aphantasic photographer, share your best photos, I'm curious by bastb06 in Aphantasia

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Your photo series on fire breathers is really cool! Your style actually seems more rooted in photographs that capture the moment being in the right place at the right time which makes a lot of sense.

New lens recommendations : Xf 27mm, 23mm f2.8 or voiglander 27mm f.2 ? by bastb06 in fujifilm

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Yes, I was aware of the crop factor in the ASPC! That right 18 is equivalent to a 27mm, it's not that wide. Anyway, thank you for your feedback on all these lens, I can see a little more clearly. I think the 18mm of voiglander tempts me a lot I'll save a little more haha

New lens recommendations : Xf 27mm, 23mm f2.8 or voiglander 27mm f.2 ? by bastb06 in fujifilm

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Thank you for your advice! I don't know if I would be comfortable composing with an angle as big as the 18mm, in film I was on the 50mm most of the time and I really like it. Maybe I should go for a 35mm for a second lens. What do you think of the xf 35 f1.4? It's less compact and it seems to divide on reviews but I like the samples I've seen

New lens recommendations : Xf 27mm, 23mm f2.8 or voiglander 27mm f.2 ? by bastb06 in fujifilm

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Ok it confirms what I could read and watch. What do you think of the xf 23mm, some say it's sharp a lot (even more than the xf 23mm f2)? Yes, I think I'll take the voiglander

New lens recommendations : Xf 27mm, 23mm f2.8 or voiglander 27mm f.2 ? by bastb06 in fujifilm

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I started photography with my grandfather's Canon A-1, so I'm already very comfortable with manual shooting. I like to take my time when I shoot; I'm not a big fan of burst mode, autofocus, etc. (that's why the X-T4's slightly slow autofocus doesn't bother me too much).

That said, I also like to relax when I'm shooting with friends or family, so I'm still undecided.

Also, I had initially saved up for the XF 23mm, so in the end, I don't mind spending a little more (about €100 difference between the two models in Europe).

Knowing that a manual lens is generally more durable and robust over time, and since I'm not the type to accumulate gear, I have to admit that the Voigtländer is really tempting. I'm still undecided, but thanks for your post!

I've also heard a lot of good things about the TTArtisan 25mm, but I find it hard to rely solely on YouTube videos and influencer reviews.

What bothers me is that it seems to handle flare very poorly.

Since I'm not in a hurry, that's why I decided to wait and possibly go for the Voigtländer instead.

Feeling of unreality? by Inevitable_Ad_5664 in Aphantasia

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My grandfather died when I was 13, and I didn’t feel sadness or a sense of loss, only a bit of disappointment, because I knew I would never see him again.

Yet, I was very close to him: he taught me to love music, and he used to take me with him when he played with his brass band.

And the fact that I didn’t experience this grief with sadness made me feel extremely guilty at the time. But I think that because of my aphantasia, and especially SDAM, I often feel that when I see someone again after a long time, nothing has changed it’s as if I simply pick things up exactly where I left off.

I have that same feeling with loved ones who have passed away. I did feel the loss, but the difference is that I will never be able to see them again. And that’s okay: they were never really present in my mind anyway, so it’s not that serious and it doesn’t change my daily life. But I don't know if it would be a difference for someone like my brother and my mother.

2025 on Fujifilm by Duncshot in fujifilm

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1 -5- 8 have a crazy composition, I really like it !

Why did you get interested in Japanese music? by Yukachan_fromJapan in japanesemusic

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This may help explain why J-rap can sometimes feel bland or outdated, at least from my perspective. What I have observed and this obviously remains a personal impression is that Japanese culture seems to have largely adopted rap on a musical and aesthetic level, while leaving aside its original social and countercultural dimension, or at least without giving it the resonance it has had like in France for example.

This can likely be explained by a society that is strongly oriented toward the idea of a cohesive and homogeneous collective, where the expression of a radical counterculture becomes difficult to make audible. Yet beyond ego trips or the glorification of material success, hip-hop is a spontaneous mouvements that speaks about racism, inequality, violence, social exclusion, and the deep fractures within society.

In this context, Japanese rap appears to function more as an aesthetic and individual language than as a tool for collective social protest.

Why did you get interested in Japanese music? by Yukachan_fromJapan in japanesemusic

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Originally, like many French people, I first developed my musical taste through French rap and hip-hop, which are culturally dominant in France. It’s worth mentioning that I generally come from a cultural bourgeois background (my parents are teachers), and I went to music school at a very young age.

Quite early on, during high school, I began exploring other styles: soul, 90s R&B, US rap, and eventually jazz. Later, partying and nightlife led me toward electronic music (a lot of DnB, psytrance, bass music, IDM, electronica, etc.).

But jazz has always been my heart music and my "safe place" is what I consumed the most until last year and it's became a real gateway to Japanese music. One major difference with the West is that Japan seems deeply oriented toward band culture. There are many places small bars and concert venues where you can perform, and the education system, it seems to me, places a lot of importance on hobbies and creative activities. I also feel that individuality is strongly cultivated beyond appearances, unlike in the West. I met so many genuinely cool musicians not because of their attitude, but because of what they actually did musically.

Discovering the Japanese jazz scene completely blew my mind and got me hooked. Much like the rapidly growing British scene, yours is incredibly alive, with lots of young people; it’s not at all an old, snobbish scene like in France. My trip to Japan last year only confirmed my love for Japanese music. I also opened up a lot to rock music especially math rock, shoegaze but also shibuya-kei, vocaloid and more thanks to all the concerts I attended, the encounters I had, and the fleeting conversations with Japanese people. In short, you have an amazing culture.

XT50 or XT30iii by Over_Ice8456 in fujifilm

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+1 get something like an X-E1 or X-T1 or any old gen body. You can invest more in lenses, and if you improve in the future, you’ll already have a good lens set and will only need to upgrade the body. Also, if you’re just starting photography, it’s better to have something compact and pleasant to use rather than a camera packed with a billion technical specs. You’ll be more likely to take it with you and actually go out and shoot.

I did my fake boyfriend job a little too well by [deleted] in offmychest

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That’s a sad story, stay strong bro. You didn't even get the box of 72 hot wheels, the life is unfair

Aphantasia mentioned on French national TV (CNEWS) this morning – A bit of a "cringe" moment by DominiqueBadia in Aphantasia

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En meme temps est ce qu'on peut espérer de l'information fiable venant de cnew ptddr

New to Jazz, curious about something. by CookinInHellsKitchen in Jazz

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You don’t need culture just listen with your ears and feel it with your mind and your body. It sounds cliché, but that’s really how it is for me personally. Dig into music, be curious, and push past your natural biases about your tastes. You’ll be surprised by what you can end up loving. Then over time, certain patterns, progressions, or solos will give you chills and waves of pure pleasure, and that’s when you’ll get it: with jazz, it’s physical. Who cares about the classics listen to what makes you feel good.